''Subhedar'' is a 2023 Indian

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

-language

historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction s ...

film written and directed by

Digpal Lanjekar Digpal Lanjekar is an Indian film director and writer who is known for the ''Shri Shivraj Ashtak'' film included ''Farzand'' (2018), ''Fatteshikast'' (2019), '' Pawankhind'' (2022), ''Sher Shivraj'' (2022). He continued the series with '' Subhe ...

, a fifth installment of '' Shivraj Ashtak'' tracing the life of

Subedar Subedar ( ) is a military rank in the militaries of South Asia roughly equivalent to that of a warrant officer. Historically classed in the British Indian Army as a Viceroy's commissioned officer, the rank was retained in the Indian Army an ...

Tanaji Malusare Tanaji Kaloji Malusare or Subedar Tanaji Malusare was a military commander of the Maratha kingdom and a companion of Shivaji Maharaj. local poet Tulsidas, wrote a powada describing Subhedar Tanaji's heroics and sacrifice of life in the Batt ...

starring

Chinmay Mandlekar Chinmay Mandlekar (born 2 February 1979) is an Indian actor, writer and stage director, mostly active in the Marathi entertainment industry. He is known for his work in Zenda, Morya, ''Farzand'' (2018), '' Fatteshikast'' (2019), ''The Kashmir ...

Mrinal Kulkarni Mrinal Kulkarni (née Deo; born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's '' Mirabai'' and as a fairy on Star Plus ...

, Ajay Purkar in the leading roles. The film was produced by Mulakshar Productions, Raajwarasa Productions, Prithviraj Productions, Rajau Productions, Parampara Productions, and it was distributed by

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and Everest Entertainment. ''Subhedar'' was announced in 2022 by

with a

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supposed to be released in June 2023. A new release date was announced on 21 June 2023 through a teaser. The first look poster of Ajay Purkar as Tanaji Malusare, revealed by

on 30 June 2023. The film's release was preponed from 25 August to 18 August, but due to technical issues it was released in theaters on its original date. It was released theatrically on 25 August 2023. It opened to positive reviews from critics as well the audience. The film grossed over worldwide, becoming the second highest grossing Marathi film of 2023.

Plot

leaves Raiba's marriage and first goes to battle to conquer

Kondhana Sinhagad (''Lion's Fort'') is an ancient hill Fortification, fortress located at around 28 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as ''Kondhana'', the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of ...

fort and fights like a lion, after conquering the fort the fort is named

Sinhagad Sinhagad (''Lion's Fort'') is an ancient hill fortress located at around 28 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as ''Kondhana'', the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1 ...

Cast

Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, ; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the ...

as Jijau * Ajay Purkar as

* Digvijay Rohidas as Udaybhan Rathore * Smita Shewale as Savitri Malusare * Uma Sardeshmukh as Matoshri Parvatibai Malusare *

Sameer Dharmadhikari Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian film and television actor and model known for playing the role of Samrat Bindusara Maurya in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. He played the male lead in the Marathi film '' Nirop'' that won the National Award f ...

as Shelar Mama * Abhijeet Shwetchandra as Suryaji Malusare * Nupur Daithankar as

Soyarabai Soyarabai Bhosale (née ''Mohite'') was the second wife of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom in western India. She was the mother of Shivaji Maharaj's second son, Rajaram. She was the younger sister of the Marath ...

as Bahirji Naik * Shrikant Prabhakar as Moropant * Bipin Surve as Baji Sarjerao Jedhe * Virajas Kulkarni as Jeeva * Bhushan Shivtare as Yesaji Kank * Sunil Jadhav as Veer Baji Yashvantrao Pasalkar *

Mrunmayee Deshpande Mrunmayee Deshpande (born 29 May 1988) is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi movies. She has appeared in Hindi and List of Marathi film actresses, Marathi films and TV serials and is a Dance, dan ...

as Keshar * Purnanand Wadhekar as Navalaji * Aniket Bandal as Sambhaji Jedhe * Arnav Pendhrkar as Rayba Malusare * Shivani Rangole as Yashodabai Malusare * Astad Kale as Vishwas * Rishi Saxena as Kubad Khan * Dnyanesh Wadekar as Achal Singh * Nikhil Jogdand as Sardar Shilimkar *

Alka Kubal Alka Kubal Athalye ( Kubal; born 23 September 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who has worked in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, and Rajasthani language films. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished actresses in Marathi c ...

as Jana Garadhin (Guest appearance)

Production

''Subhedar'' was filmed in four weeks and the film wrapped in March 2023.

Release

Theatrical

The film was theatrically released on 25 August 2023. It received more than 900 shows in more than 350 theaters in the state of

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and in various cities of the country, it was also released in six other countries.

Home media

The film was digitally released on 22 September 2023 on

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Soundtrack

Reception

Critical reception

Rucha Vaze of ''

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'' also gave same rating, concluded that the magnificence of cinema is understood through the costumes, acting, location. A reviewer from ''

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'' rated the film three stars out of five and wrote "the film does stand out for its execution." Shubham Kulkarni of ''Koimoi'' said, "''Subhedar'' does get dull." Akhilesh Neralekar of ''

Loksatta ''Loksatta'' is an Indian newspaper. It was established on 14 January 1948. ''Loksatta'' gained notability through its coverage of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and subsequent developments; the founder of the Indian Express Group, Ramnath Goen ...

'' wrote, "It is not a perfect historical film but it is a masterpiece that carefully studies the history and presents an interesting plot to the people which should be enjoyed by every audience."

Box office

The film collected net on its opening day. In the first weekend it grossed . The film collected over in first week. In ten days film crossed mark. The film was grossed over at the box office worldwide.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=25396050 2023 films Indian historical films Cultural depictions of Shivaji Cultural depictions of Tanaji Malusare Films set in the Maratha Empire Action films based on actual events 2020s historical drama films Films set in the 1670s Indian historical drama films Biographical action films 2020s Marathi-language films Drama films based on actual events Indian biographical drama films Marathi-language biographical films Marathi-language historical films